Tag: elections
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Facebook boosted US election turnout via psychology experiment, company reveals
from RT.com: Facebook manipulated the news feeds of almost 2 million American users during the 2012 presidential election without telling them. The manipulation led to a 3 percent increase in voter turnout, according to the company’s own data scientist. In a stunning revelation, the three months prior to Election Day in 2012 saw Facebook “tweak”…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode210 – Oregon’s Right To Know About GMO’s, Tesco’s Cooked Books, #GoodNewsNextWeek
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode210 – Oregon’s Right To Know About GMO’s, Tesco’s Cooked Books, #GoodNewsNextWeek Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Oregon’s GMO Labeling Campaign Breaks Spending Record With Less…
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Dennis & Elizabeth Kucinich Speak Out at Oregon’s Yes On 92 Rally
Dennis & Elizabeth Kucinich made two local appearances in support of Measure 92, Oregon’s ballot initiative that would require the labeling of foods made with genetically-modified ingredients. Download/Subscribe
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode206 – Hong Kong Protests, Holder History, ‘Kill The Messenger’ Movie
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode206 – Hong Kong Protests, Holder History, ‘Kill The Messenger’ Movie Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Hong Kong Erupts As Pro-Democracy Protests Bring 100,000 Into the…
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#HongKong Demonstrations for Free Elections
from brasschecktv.com: Hong Kong catches fire. They’re fed up and they’re not going to take it any more. General strike shuts down Communist China’s gateway to the world. How long before the lead starts flying?
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode204 – SWIFT Alternatives, Audit the Fed Again, Good News Grab Bag
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode204 – SWIFT Alternatives, Audit the Fed Again, Good News Grab Bag Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Russia, China In Talks to Make SWIFT Alternative Apple…
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Thailand Junta: Elections Could Take More Than 1 Year
from chron.com: In his first address to the public since taking control of Thailand in a bloodless coup, the head of the military junta said it could take more than a year for new elections to be held because peace and reforms must be achieved first. Army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha repeated warnings against protests…
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Concerns in Europe After Far-Right Gains in EU Elections
from time.com: Although mainstream parties remain in control, significant gains made by Euroskeptic and anti-immigrant party wins in last week’s elections to the European Parliament have raised fears of increasing isolationism within the E.U.
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#FoodWorldOrder: Interview w/Vicki Robin of ‘Blessing The Hands That Feed Us’
Vicki Robin joins to talk about where our food comes from – and where we’re going to go get it.
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Libya Mulls June Elections in Bid to Ease Crisis
What a US Military Evacuation in Libya Might Look Like* from dailystar.com.lb: Libya’s election commission proposed Tuesday holding a fresh round of parliamentary polls next month in a bid to find a peaceful resolution to a crisis triggered by a renegade general’s efforts to crush Islamist militias and his demand that the Islamist-led legislature disband…
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Voting Opens in Eastern Ukraine Poll
from smh.com.au: Voting opened across a swath of eastern Ukraine on Sunday morning in a separatist referendum, a wild venture in geopolitics that far outweighs its estimated cost – just $US1000 ($1068), according to rebel organisers.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode192 – India Elections, Superbugs Spreading, Operation Choke Point
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode192 – India Elections, Superbugs Spreading, Operation Choke Point Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: India’s Election Is Biggest Voting Event In the World A Bigger-Than-Ever Reason…
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What A Bitcoin Political Debut Could Mean For Transparency
from npr.org: Bitcoin, the virtual currency that exists as alphanumeric strings online, is on the verge of getting into politics. The Federal Election Commission is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to allow bitcoin contributions to political action committees — even as skeptics say that bitcoins could undermine the disclosure standards of federal law.…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode154 – Portland Defeats Fluoride, London Murder, Robot Surgery
Portland Voters Reject Water Fluoridation // British Soldier Literally Butchered On London Street // Jury Deliberations To Begin In First Case of 26 Malpractice Suits Involving Robot Surgery
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Call To Action As Portland, Oregon Readies To Vote On Water Fluoridation
An increasing number of dentists and scientists are raising serious concerns about these chemicals, which by the way have never been approved by the FDA.